The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-10


come along, containing one or moro little enii-
dren. and then politely says TO the mother: Reg
pardon. madam but borrow your child for
minute or twol I am going to make fancy
picture for customer. and need Just sucn
pretty girl Tor boy) to put into IT. won't o.
tain you long, and it will be a great favor"
Tho proud. fond parent consents of course; ana
the operator cravely poses and photographs the
younsster- He expresses profound thanks. and
says word about selling copies OF the
picture--a cheap tinsype. The mother asks II
he will let her buy one. or probably more, as she
is tremen 90 lsly hattered by the choice or her
offspring as a model. Thus the chap keeps his
business going through dull hours
Women are going to the races more than ever
this season. and must say that. as a general
thing. they plain and unattractive repre-
sentatives Of the sex. Moreover, astonish-
ing number of them fat. Not a plump.
chubby fatness but gross. material deposit OF
adpose tissue that completely destroys all sym
metry of form and grace of movement. At least
half of them elderly positively old. and in
some it seems difficult to reconcile the dig
nifty OF years with the stalking OF money on pool
ticket For they all bet the wife with her
mother-in-law. the old lady with her daughter,
and in one case, at least, with her granddaugh-
ter also. the case referred to involved a group
of eleven people, who had gone down to Sleeps
head Bay together. Many other persons on the
grand stand knew them, and exchanges
of mods and conversations with passing
frequent. In the front row sat
small. wizened old lady, with one of those faces
that betoken considerable suffering in life.
Although she placed her bet with due hesitation
on every race, and kept the tally of the jockeys
On her programme, her eyes wandered during
the intermissions, and she saw only the scenes
OF the troubled past. Her son and his wife sat
with her. They were all plain people IN face
and dress just back of them was heavy
featured man and one of the fat women. She
was stylshiy dressed and loud in her talk.
could not tell whether they were related to their
friends in front or not. The other people in the
party certainly all OF the same family
four women and two men. Three of the women
were fat a siiverhaired matron with eyeglasses,
two daughters approaching forty, and fair,
handsome girl of about eighteen. The latter
was evidently the daughter of one of the "forty"
women. All except the girl giggled and laughed
behind their programmes immoderately. The
men in the party went to the betting pavilion
at the conclusion of each race. and presently re-
turned with word rs to how the bets were run
ming on the next Then ensued lively
discussion of the chances. and, after good deal
Of backing and filling. the women drew forth
their purses and turned over five dollars
apiece to the men, with instructions how
to place it. And after the men had gone it was
no uncommon thing for ono or more of the
women to call a white-canped messenger boy
and send another five after the first During
the race itself the,, all craned their necks and
strained their eyes to watch the progress OF the
horses. and evinced the kcenest excitement as 1t
drew to a close. When they there was
good deal of hysterical laughter and exultant ex-
clamation, and when they lost there was the
plenty of insisting that after all their judg.ient
had been right for the trouble lay in the unlucky
position of the horse at the pole in the stupid
work of the rider. For it seems that the race
gambler cannot err. The two old women alone
commented little on the result of their ventures.
Their manners indicated that they were schooed
to disappointment. and that they knew from
long experience with life that the successes of
the day are insignificant trif1es unworthy serious
thought BIT would wager Eve dollars even that
not one of them lost or won without bounes and
hoin al ed
These people were fair specimens in t1elr de-
meanor OF tho majority of women present.
There were here and there fashonably dressed.
handsome women, but they acted very much
alike At least one in three varied the monotony
of horse talk witE chewing gum. ! know the
chew of gnm sight; 1t not caramels and
satisfied ahen I.overn3ard yoan2 isas 1ss1l go. -
messenger, after giving him Instructions nov ~ ~
get me a paper of gum" A few minutes later
he chops were wagsine happily. A sure rule on
the gum matter is this: if the mouth is kept
open, or opens at every other chaW, 1t is gum
If kept closed it IS caramels.
Here are three types of feIninnity seen at the
grand-stand: Alarge, rnlddle-aged woman with
deeply absorbed il the contests. Before the
long afternoon was over the baby grew impa-
tient, and in that skillful way that all women
know, the mother managed without attracting
embarrassing attention to supply the infant with
natural food. The impatient whinee we're at once
stilled and the baby rested peacefully in her
presently racers SLeeUlng
down the quarter stretch. 1t was nip and tuck
between two fayorites and one OF them was the
ono the woman had backed with her So. Her
eyes dilated with excitemen nt and her lips separ-
ated in the agony of suspense. Leap by leap her
horse drew away from his rival and as they
passed her and went under the wire she saw that
she a winner. Six for one! She almost
screamed with exultation. Certainly she made
some kind of noise, but what it was could not be
told; it was lost in the bowling of deep.throated
men, Her left hand waved her handkerchief
- 49, a5- n~,4 ch0 slaH oy6 onnslA All
the storm was over feeble wall went up from
the baby on her right arm. 1t recalled the moth
er to her duty and the infant was readJusted.
The emotion attendant upon winning a bet had
thrown matters out of balauce temporarily and
the baby failed to enjoy the situation.
A. mellow-eyed brunette in widows weeds
She was fair picture to look upon, and nt her
eide was her mother in holiday attire The
mother eagerly investing in her opinion of
the merits of a horse and the widow had pru-
IDENTIFY bet on her fayorlte for a place Another
elderly lady came from her seat near by and
shook hands with the widow and her mother.
After the change OF civilties the widow sunk back
into her languid attitude and the friend said to
the mother: did you make anything on the last
race?n No" was the reply, II never back the
field. / don't care much for myself, you know.
but wish might win something Lice on
jules account We have backed Exile for this
race, and do hope we shall get it, I think it
might divert Julie much. She hasn't taken
any interest in anything, poor dear, since Al
fred died. And that was fully six months ago.
Two sombrely dressed women standing
silently side by side at the steps leading from
the grand stand to the betting pavilion. They
are within twenty feet of the gambling mass of
men who stand dseutng before the placards OF
the book-makers. Each holds small black tag
bag in her hand, and they cast sharp glances at
the men who pass before them. Now and then
q man who goes by drops coin into the out
stretched hand of one of the women. 1t goes at
once into the black bag. the lips of the receiver
move slightly; and the SILENT patient attitude is
resumed. From where they stan3 they can
look ou. from under their black boz nets and see
the horses cantering down the Susfter stretch.
May be they do not do it; m aybe Alb ~ keep their
eyes steadfastly the ground; bra whom it is
over they glance kesnly about fer a winner, and
undoubtedly hope that his exultcssion will make
him generous to the church xs<ll to the
poor blind man who stands with outstretched
hat not far away. CARA BELLE.
The st. Louis Sunday Law.
ST. LOUIS, July 9--Judge Noonan, OF the
Court of Criminal Correction. to-day discharged
Joseph Scnnaider and others, arraigned for vio-
1atin fha Law op he at